Dr. Judy’s Jambalaya© for Dogs
Lynn is co-founder of a small-batch homemade pet food company that uses organic, local, and sustainably sourced ingredients.
This recipe is featured in Real Pet Food Matters
This recipe is courtesy of Dr. Judy Morgan
Note from Dr. Morgan: Dogs will eat approximately 2-3% of their body weight daily. For the jambalaya, this translates into approximately 237 ml (1 cup) for every 13.6 kilos (30 pounds). However, the amount to feed your pet varies according to breed, age, weight, exercise level, general health, and other factors. It is important to work with a holistic veterinarian or pet food therapist to determine the proper amount to feed your pet.
Ingredients
- 710 ml (3 cups) mix organic, locally sourced broccoli, asparagus, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach and/or kale
- 473 ml (2 cups) cooked whole-grain brown rice or quinoa
- 1 organic apple, core and seeds removed
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, shells intact
- .45 kg (1 pound) ground, pasture-raised beef, beef heart and liver
- 237 ml (1 cup) chopped organic, pasture-raised chicken liver
- 60 ml (4 tablespoons) organic olive, flax seed or coconut oil
- 237 ml (1 cup) 100% organic, pure, no-sugar-added blueberry juice
- Organic pet mineral supplement (found in specialty pet food stores and at many holistic veterinarian's offices)
- Organic pet probiotic (found in specialty pet food stores and at many holistic veterinarian's offices)
Preparation
1. Pulverize vegetables, rice, apple, and eggs with shells on in a food processor. Set aside.
2. Combine ground beef and chicken liver with oil and add to the bottom of a slow cooker. Set vegetable mixture on top of meat. Pour the blueberry juice over the mixture. Set slow cooker on high and cook for two hours.
3. Apportion mixture into glass, paper, or non-BPA plastic containers according to the serving size for your pet. Freeze. Thaw as needed under hot water. Mix in a pet mineral supplement and probiotic in the amount specified for your pet. Serve.
Lynn Felici-Gallant
Lynn Felici-Gallant is an organic gardener, writer, and communications consultant with Indigo Gardens. A former associate editor with Fine Gardening and Leaf magazines, Lynn is also the co-founder of Paul’s Custom Pet Food LLC, a small-batch homemade pet food company that uses organic, local, and sustainably sourced ingredients. She lives with her husband, Paul, and Golden Retriever, Hunter – a canine cancer survivor – in the Northwest region of Connecticut, USA. She may be reached at [email protected]
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